A4E airline CEOs lay out prerequisites for Green Deal success at Annual Summit
- Urgent implementation of Single European Sky (SES) and updated SES Regulation;
- Dedicated EU industrial policy for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs);
- Stepped up global...
[Study] Fully implementing Europe’s Single Aviation Market could save the EU economy €37 billion per year
A new study1 found that Europe’s 25-year old single aviation market is incomplete, costing EU airlines, their passengers and society up to €37 billion...
IATA requests global suspension of slot rules due to Coronavirus (after 50% of no-shows at some airports)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing the use of airport slots be suspended...
[PICS] 100 years since the registration of the first aircraft in the Belgian Register
On March 1, 1920, exactly 100 years ago, the first aircraft was registered in the Belgian Civil Aviation Register. O-BEBE, a FOKKER D VII...
Eurocontrol, SESAR JU and ACI Europe launch new initiative for sustainable airport operations
Closing the EUROCONTROL and ACI conference on Digitally Connected Airports today, Eamonn Brennan, Director General of EUROCONTROL, has called for cooperation between all parts...
European Commission approves around €36 million Romanian rescue aid to state-owned flag carrier TAROM
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Romania's plans to grant a temporary loan of approximately €36.7 million (around RON 176...
[Coronavirus outbreak] IATA estimates total lost airline revenues at $29.3 billion
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its initial assessment of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak (COVID-19) shows a potential...
ICAO estimates at 4 to 5 billion dollars the economic impact due to Coronavirus travel bans
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has produced some preliminary forecasts relating to the expected economic impacts from COVID-19 travel bans on international air...
European airports report slower passenger growth (+3.2%) & declining freight (-3.2%) in 2019
Slowest passenger traffic growth in 5 years reported during 2019, mainly due to stronger deceleration in the non-EU market, declining domestic traffic as...
Slower but steady growth of passenger traffic in 2019, according to IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2019 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose by...
2019 worst year for air freight demand since 2009, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2019 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs), fell...
Belgian study reveals that air crew are insufficiently informed about cosmic radiation risks
FANC sets up an action plan after a survey among pilots and cabin crew
Pilots and cabin crew receive too little information from airline companies...
IATA, in line with the World Health Organization, does not (yet) recommend any specific measures in relation with coronavirus outbreak
Statement on Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan (China)IATA is closely monitoring developments related to the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan (China) and is actively engaged with...
Airports lead the way on tackling Climate Emergency with ACI Europe’s Brussels Summit
European airport trade body brings key actors together for the first Aviation Sustainability Summit
With sustainability & the climate emergency firmly established at the very...
Boeing discovers new software problem on the 737 MAX
Boeing said on Friday it had discovered a new software error on its 737 MAX aircraft and that it had notified the US Federal...
European passenger traffic at +2.1% & freight at -2.6% in October
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its latest air traffic report for October 2019, measuring all of commercial aviation flights: full service,...
Airports call for an ambitious reform of outdated EU slot allocation regime
ACI EUROPE has today set out its recommendations for a comprehensive overhaul of the EU Airport Slot Regulation - calling for a vital and...
IATA condemns downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752
Statement on Ukrainian International Airlines (PS 752)It is an outrage that a civil aircraft—an instrument of peace—is downed even inadvertently by military action. To...
IATA: Stable passenger demand growth in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs)...
IATA: Air freight demand down 1.1% in November 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs), decreased by 1.1%...